Modern veterinary science is a technically advanced field. Some animals receive not just x-rays, but sophisticated scans like MRIs. If you visit a large veterinary hospital you will find cats getting chemotherapy and dogs on the receiving end of complicated surgeries.
U.S. Orange Growers Feeling Squeezed If left unaddressed, the entire U.S. citrus industry could be wiped out. In addition, as Florida Senator Bill Nelson said, “We’ll end up paying $5 for an orange-–and it’ll be one imported from someplace else.”A pandemic is destroying orange groves in Florida. The disease, called citrus greening, is also spreading […]
One of the most breath-taking geologic events is a major earthquake. In just a few moments, shaking of the Earth can result in billions of dollars of damage and thousands of lives lost.
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – “Ties to the Land,” a workshop from the WSU Extension Puget Sound Forest Stewardship program, explores the human side of estate planning for farms and forests Tuesday, May 21 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Rome Grange in Bellingham.
While many Washingtonians hoped the unusually warm April Fools’ Day weather was a harbinger of things to come, Mother Nature had other plans.
CAHNRS Leadership Update President Floyd has asked me to serve as interim provost beginning June 1; Provost Warwick Bayly is leaving the position he has held for the past five years to pursue new research interests in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The university will launch a national search for a permanent provost this fall. […]
As any child can tell you, the Mesozoic Era ends with the extinction of the dinosaurs. Most geologists think the cause of that extinction was the impact of an enormous meteorite that hit the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. As the theory goes, the impact was so large it led to global changes in the composition […]
ARLINGTON, Wash. – Educators interested in learning how to incorporate environmental education into their curriculums should attend the Project Learning Tree training May 18, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Community Room, Arlington Boys and Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave NE, Arlington.
PULLMAN, Wash. – A pandemic is destroying orange groves in Florida. The disease, called citrus greening, is also spreading to citrus groves in Texas and California, threatening a more than $3 billion per year industry. If left unaddressed, the entire U.S. citrus industry could be wiped out and, as Florida Sen. Bill Nelson said, “We’ll end […]
Good to The Last Drop: From Wine Grapes to Granola Bars The remains of wine grapes picked and pressed typically return to fields as fertilizers, but scientists are also finding ways to recycle those edible remains into healthy foods. Take Gena McKahan’s gluten-free, merlot grape-seed flour granola bar, for example. As a food science undergraduate […]